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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 25 YOM BURNED LEG ON CANDLE UNDER BOARDWALK SECOND DEGREE BURN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT MOPPING FLOOR, SLIPPED AND FELL GRABBING CANDLE ON WAY DOWN, SPILLED HOT WAX ON LOWER LEG. THERMAL BURN LOWER LEG, NO FIRE DEPT INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| 16 YOF HAD CANDLE HOLDER FALL ON LEG LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Clothing |
| 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT LEG-FELL ASLEEP WITH LEFT LEG CLOSE TO A LIT CANDL E. CLOTHES CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CHART. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/19/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Sheets or pillowcases |
| DX SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURNS TO LEGS: BURNING A CANDLE THAT LIT FIRE TO PILLOW SHAM, GRABBED SHAM AND BURNED MATERIAL LANDED ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Fishing |
| PT KICKED OVER A BUCKET OF CITRONELLA WAS CANDLE WHILE FISHING AND BURNT LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| PT. BURNED LOWER LEG ON A CANDLE FLAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| DX BOTH LEG BURNS: MAKING CANDLES, LIQUID WAX CAUGHT FIRE AND PT SPLASHED HOT WAX ONTO BOTH LEGS AND LEFT HAND AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders, Other ranges |
| PT HAD HOT WAX ON STOVE THAT CAUGHT FIRE SPLATTERED ON LEGS FIRE SPREAD , 2ND DEGREE BURN BILATERAL LEGS, UNKNOWN FIRE DEPT INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| FELL ON CANDLE HOLDER LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2001 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Candles, candlesticks and other candle holders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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